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embassy announced the head of japan affairs at the state department kevin maher has been fired. visiting u.s. assistant secretary of state kurt campbell, in facted him of the move on thursday in their talks on thursday. they say a former deputy chief will assume the post. maher reportedly told some college students in the u.s. last december that okinawans are masters of manipulation and extortion. he was referring to the relocation of a u.s. marines air space station in the southern most prefecture. in the talks with takeaki matsumoto, campbell said maher's comments are unacceptable and contrary to u.s. policy and its respect for the people of okinawa. >>> japan's two major stock exchange operators will explore the possibility of consolidating their businesses. the talks will be aimed at bolstering japan's standing in the world equity market, amid growing pressure for realignment in the industry. if they agree to integrate operations it will have a listing of 4,000 stocks, rivaling the world's leading forces. the two will likely aim to boost their edge by sharing system developm
embassy announced the head of japan affairs at the state department kevin maher has been fired. visiting u.s. assistant secretary of state kurt campbell, in facted him of the move on thursday in their talks on thursday. they say a former deputy chief will assume the post. maher reportedly told some college students in the u.s. last december that okinawans are masters of manipulation and extortion. he was referring to the relocation of a u.s. marines air space station in the southern most...
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[ laughter ] >> couric: tonight, japan asks for u.s. help cooling nuclear reactors damaged by the earthquake as it tries desperately to prevent meltdown. i'm katie couric. also tonight, the unfolding humanitarian crisis. four days after the earthquake and tsunami, there are shortages of food and housing for the living. body bags and coffins for the growing number of dead. the search goes on for victims in towns virtually wiped off the map. and how safe are we with nuclear plants here at home built on fault lines and striking distances of tsunamis. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone, any one of them alone would be overwhelming, but japan is dealing with three crises: humanitarian, economic, and nuclear, including the possibility of a meltdown. we'll have much more about that in a moment. it's tuesday morning in japan and four days after the earthquake and tsunami. the death toll continues to rise. officially 1,900, b
[ laughter ] >> couric: tonight, japan asks for u.s. help cooling nuclear reactors damaged by the earthquake as it tries desperately to prevent meltdown. i'm katie couric. also tonight, the unfolding humanitarian crisis. four days after the earthquake and tsunami, there are shortages of food and housing for the living. body bags and coffins for the growing number of dead. the search goes on for victims in towns virtually wiped off the map. and how safe are we with nuclear plants here at...
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>> coming back from japan, my first story was three mile island. when i got to cbs. i had been there a few months and i had been paralyzed with fear because i watched marvin kalb and all the people that were there. the first thing they gave me to do was a little radio story to write, 30-second radio, and two hours later i was trying to write it. a co-reporter said she threw up the first story. i am speeding up in my car to three mile island and they thought the reactor would blow off. wait a minute,roger mudd is not going. they think i am expendable and that was going through my mind recorded. i covered this story because there was a lot of intricate nuclear information to impart. i would take the list of everybody i could get a hold of. i got every single name of anybody who had ever worked at three mile island. i would call them when i got home and see what they knew. eventually, i worked my way through to some people who told me really what was going on. inside . >> i'm a student at george washington university and a part-time reporter for campus radio. my questio
>> coming back from japan, my first story was three mile island. when i got to cbs. i had been there a few months and i had been paralyzed with fear because i watched marvin kalb and all the people that were there. the first thing they gave me to do was a little radio story to write, 30-second radio, and two hours later i was trying to write it. a co-reporter said she threw up the first story. i am speeding up in my car to three mile island and they thought the reactor would blow off....
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arriving from japan for radiation. some who flew to chicago's o'hare airport tested positive but at levels too low to cause any health concern. radioactive plumes from the fukushima plant are expected to reach the west coast of the u.s. as early as tomorrow. health officials and, as we heard, president obama insists there no danger to the u.s. or pa pacific territories. cnn's dr. sanjay gawp a, a cbs news contributor, is in tokyo. is this plume over the pacific ocean dangerous? >> i think short answer is no and there's lots of different reasons why. first of all, they have some idea already, katie, of what the radiation levels have been and therefore what the radiation levels in this plume are likely to be and the numbers are pretty extraordinarily small. for example, if you think about a chest x-ray that a person may get, the amount of radiation from this plume would be one-tenth of that. that it would cause in any individual in the united states. the second thing is there are radiation detector centers, really, all o
arriving from japan for radiation. some who flew to chicago's o'hare airport tested positive but at levels too low to cause any health concern. radioactive plumes from the fukushima plant are expected to reach the west coast of the u.s. as early as tomorrow. health officials and, as we heard, president obama insists there no danger to the u.s. or pa pacific territories. cnn's dr. sanjay gawp a, a cbs news contributor, is in tokyo. is this plume over the pacific ocean dangerous? >> i think...
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>> couric: tonight, two weeks into japan's disaster and it just keeps getting worse. the death toll passes 10,000 and now there may be a breach in one of the nuclear reactors. i'm katie couric. also tonight, the united states may be giving up command of the libya mission, but american forces will still be playing a major role in the operation. the fire that woke up the country to dangers in the workplace. and a population explosion. the colorful comeback of the monarch butterfly. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. japan's prime minister says the nuclear crisis is far from over and the goal right now, he says, is simply to keep it from getting worse. but it did today with a possible breach of one of the reactors. it was two weeks ago that they were damaged when a magnitude nine earthquake shook northern japan and triggered a tsunami. the official death toll passed the 10,000 mark today. 17,000 people are still missing. and now the japanese governm
>> couric: tonight, two weeks into japan's disaster and it just keeps getting worse. the death toll passes 10,000 and now there may be a breach in one of the nuclear reactors. i'm katie couric. also tonight, the united states may be giving up command of the libya mission, but american forces will still be playing a major role in the operation. the fire that woke up the country to dangers in the workplace. and a population explosion. the colorful comeback of the monarch butterfly....
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a lemonade fund-raiser for japan. in an hour they raised more than $1,000. >> people all wonder why we're doing this right now. >> reporter: in atlanta... >> it really makes me want to help those people. >> reporter: kindergartener tuesday muse saw the destruction on television. like kids all over, she's trying to make sense of the unthinkable. >> i was, like, how can i help? could i do a sale or something like that? i'm a good artist. >> reporter: first her mom helped tuesday sell all her old art work-- some to neighbors, the rest on ebay. so far she's raised more than $2,500. then she helped recruit 40 of her friends to paint. >> this dude's somewhere in new york state. he said if somebody would paint him a picture he would give one thousand dollars for the tsunami relief. hi, sophia. >> reporter: so they all got to work. for kids everywhere, tuesday's mother says japan's calamity hits home. >> they're better able to put themselves in other people's shoes than adults are. but they see another kid's house be destroye
a lemonade fund-raiser for japan. in an hour they raised more than $1,000. >> people all wonder why we're doing this right now. >> reporter: in atlanta... >> it really makes me want to help those people. >> reporter: kindergartener tuesday muse saw the destruction on television. like kids all over, she's trying to make sense of the unthinkable. >> i was, like, how can i help? could i do a sale or something like that? i'm a good artist. >> reporter: first her...
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. >> couric: now to japan. a u.n. expert says radiation continues to leak from those damaged nuclear reactors but progress is being made. all six reactors are now hooked up to power lines-- a step toward getting the cooling systems working once the electricity is turned on. the number of workers at the plant is now up to a thousand. meanwhile, the official death toll from the earthquake and tsunami is approaching 10,000 with nearly 14,000 missing. more than a quarter million survivors have no homes or have been forced to leave them. from japan tonight, here's lucy craft. >> reporter: cardboard houses, now home for thousands living on the floor of a sports arena outside tokyo. all survived the tsunami and quake only to be caught up in a radiation scare. this fifth grader says "we escaped to my school but when they said even that was not safe, we came here." natives of iwaki like to boast about its postcard scenery and mild climate. the now notorious fukushima nuclear plant only 30 miles away has triggered a mass exodus
. >> couric: now to japan. a u.n. expert says radiation continues to leak from those damaged nuclear reactors but progress is being made. all six reactors are now hooked up to power lines-- a step toward getting the cooling systems working once the electricity is turned on. the number of workers at the plant is now up to a thousand. meanwhile, the official death toll from the earthquake and tsunami is approaching 10,000 with nearly 14,000 missing. more than a quarter million survivors...
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one a day men's. >> hill: the crisis unfolding in japan has put a spotlight on nuclear safety in this country. but today in a senate hearing, a top federal regulator said it will have no effect on the relicensing of the 104 nuclear plants in the u.s. and that includes the san onofre plant in southern california. terry mccarthy reports it is a plant with a history of problems-- problems that some whistle-blowers claim were ignored for years. >> reporter: the explosions at the fukushima nuclear complex in japan terrified people as far away as san clemente, california, home to the san onofre nuclear plant. >> japan is an exact perfect example of what can happen. we are less than two miles away red we're scared. >> reporter: the 28-year-old plant is just five miles from an earthquake fault. like fukushima, it has a long history of management problems and safety violations including faulty diesel generators, falsified fire watch reports and inoperable emergency batteries. >> the thing that was occurring was there was very little oversight. >> reporter: mike mason worked at san onofre for 3
one a day men's. >> hill: the crisis unfolding in japan has put a spotlight on nuclear safety in this country. but today in a senate hearing, a top federal regulator said it will have no effect on the relicensing of the 104 nuclear plants in the u.s. and that includes the san onofre plant in southern california. terry mccarthy reports it is a plant with a history of problems-- problems that some whistle-blowers claim were ignored for years. >> reporter: the explosions at the...
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it's hot and what's going to the critical new clean situation in japan comes from patents and one of themselves in radiation levels being thoughtful withdrawn from the stricken pushing up top locks. and while the japanese government insists there's no immediate danger simple track record of telling the truth about cost nuclear problems means that not everyone contends. on the balcony and government forces in libya are we taking adam or ground from the rebels almost now as are against in kind of a blind date of off the country the u.s. still said to discuss it. last conditions worsen in japan the walls left big questions about the future of nuclear power as he spoke nuclear physicist conscious that he shared his thoughts on what can be learned from what's happening in asia. today i'm talking to walt patterson who's an associate fellow at chatham house and author of the or fell of a book on the power industry called keeping the lights on and thank you very much for talking to watts and now the situation in japan is we've seen several explosions at the question about nuclear power plant
it's hot and what's going to the critical new clean situation in japan comes from patents and one of themselves in radiation levels being thoughtful withdrawn from the stricken pushing up top locks. and while the japanese government insists there's no immediate danger simple track record of telling the truth about cost nuclear problems means that not everyone contends. on the balcony and government forces in libya are we taking adam or ground from the rebels almost now as are against in kind of...
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. >> up next, a miracle rescue in japan. rescuers find two earthquake survivors nine days after that horrible earthquake and tsunami. also what u.c. berkeley scientists found after checking radiation levels in the air. >>> at last encouraging news about the crippled nuclear plant. japanese authorities just announced that two of the six units are now under control after the fuel storage pools have cooled down. there are new concerns about food and water safety, but first something uplifting. david wright shows us the rescue of two survivors more than a week after the massive earthquake hit. >> late today a dramatic bit of hopeful news, a miracle rescue. they freed an 80-year-old woman and grandson trapped since the tsunami. the two survived nine days eating yogurt from the fridge until the grandson stood on the rooftop. japanese coastguard released new video of the tsunami before it hit shore. as it passes right under the bow of coastguard cutter you get a sense of how enormous it is. on land they are still dealing with the d
. >> up next, a miracle rescue in japan. rescuers find two earthquake survivors nine days after that horrible earthquake and tsunami. also what u.c. berkeley scientists found after checking radiation levels in the air. >>> at last encouraging news about the crippled nuclear plant. japanese authorities just announced that two of the six units are now under control after the fuel storage pools have cooled down. there are new concerns about food and water safety, but first something...
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thirty pm here in australia with hearty headlines now and a crisis out the fukushima power plant in japan worsens. partial nuclear meltdown is underway as the country is struggling to control the damage caused by the earthquake the official death toll has now risen to over four thousand as for the survivors and below zero temperatures are compounding the night off a million people displaced using a temporary shelters. as radiation levels continue to rise from japanese all thought he's claimed there's no imminent threat to the town and the country's track record of covering up hostile nuclear problems makes many doubt the official version of events. and in libya pro-government forces are taking more land from the rebels and while the u.n. and said to discuss imposing a no fly zone over the country a measure of comfort by most states. polish the situation in japan deteriorates the world's left with big questions about the future of nuclear power as he spoke to nuclear physicist walt patterson and shared his thoughts on what we can learn from the events ongoing japan. today i'm talking to ro
thirty pm here in australia with hearty headlines now and a crisis out the fukushima power plant in japan worsens. partial nuclear meltdown is underway as the country is struggling to control the damage caused by the earthquake the official death toll has now risen to over four thousand as for the survivors and below zero temperatures are compounding the night off a million people displaced using a temporary shelters. as radiation levels continue to rise from japanese all thought he's claimed...
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sector of japan. assuming it might come across the pacific ocean, through hawaii on to the west coast. since midnight last night through this morning we've been monitoring, with all of the data information and tsunami for the state of california and the whole west coast. as of today as of 8:08 we expect impact of the tsunami waves to hit the western shores of the united states. having said that, the monitor indicates we will in the san francisco area perhaps receive about a one to two feet increase in our wave. since it's low tide and we've been working with the science and tsunami warning centers, it will only result in a higher wave than usual and not exceed our seawall. we expect that not to happen and we'll continue to monitor it, but in extra precautions that we've taken, we have closed the highway, the upper highway and lower highway as an added precaution. we've asked our citizens and visitors not to be on ocean beach, just to take that extra precaution. we have not called for an evacuation. we
sector of japan. assuming it might come across the pacific ocean, through hawaii on to the west coast. since midnight last night through this morning we've been monitoring, with all of the data information and tsunami for the state of california and the whole west coast. as of today as of 8:08 we expect impact of the tsunami waves to hit the western shores of the united states. having said that, the monitor indicates we will in the san francisco area perhaps receive about a one to two feet...
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it's been nearly two weeks since the earthquake and tsunami in japan. the recovery is only beginning and the crisis at that damaged nuclear plant is far from over. today, two plant workers were take on the the hospital after suffering from radioactive burns, and rescue workers say the evacuation zone around the plant has kept them from searching for the missing. the number of missing is now above 17,000 and the death toll has reached more than 8,800. meanwhile, in tokyo bill whitaker reports tap water has been declared safe again for infants. >> reporter: 24 hours after it was deemed unfit for infants, the regional governor declared tokyo's tap water delicious and safe for all. "let's all calm down," he said. nevertheless, shoppers, emptied store shelves, even waited in line for water with some storms limiting what people can by, the city began distributing 12 bottles of water each to the families of the 80,000 infants one year and under in tokyo. megumi hitosi got level for her baby. the level is down again. does that give you trust? "there's no way to
it's been nearly two weeks since the earthquake and tsunami in japan. the recovery is only beginning and the crisis at that damaged nuclear plant is far from over. today, two plant workers were take on the the hospital after suffering from radioactive burns, and rescue workers say the evacuation zone around the plant has kept them from searching for the missing. the number of missing is now above 17,000 and the death toll has reached more than 8,800. meanwhile, in tokyo bill whitaker reports...
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you with our team recap the top stories now the crisis of the quake hit the fukushima power plant in japan and worsens as reports say a partial nuclear meltdown is under way as the country is struggling to control the damage caused by the earthquake the official death toll has risen to over four thousand with more than eight thousand it still missing. as radiation levels continue to rise from japanese authorities claim there's no imminent threat to people's health but the country's track record of covering up past nuclear problems makes me doubt the official version of events. and in that libya pro-government forces are retaking more land from the rebels meanwhile the un is such a discuss imposing a no fly zone over the country a measure of posed by most states. unless the situation in japan deteriorates the world it's left with the big questions over the future of nuclear power he spoke to nuclear physicist walt patterson who shared his thoughts on what we can learn from the ongoing events in japan that's coming your way next. today i'm talking to robert patterson who's an associate fello
you with our team recap the top stories now the crisis of the quake hit the fukushima power plant in japan and worsens as reports say a partial nuclear meltdown is under way as the country is struggling to control the damage caused by the earthquake the official death toll has risen to over four thousand with more than eight thousand it still missing. as radiation levels continue to rise from japanese authorities claim there's no imminent threat to people's health but the country's track record...
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exports to japan rising. in 2010, we exported 3.4 billion worth of goods to japan, mainly meat, fruits and vegetables. >> we buy much more from them than they buy -- buy from us. so i don't think you'd see much of a dent in terms of u.s. exports. >> toyota now says it will resume production of the prius and other hybrids. honda says it cannot assemble cars because of a lack of auto parts. a new gallup poll of likely republican primary voters shows sarah palin's support is fading. just 12% of republicans and republican leaning independents say they would support her in a 2012 white house run. that's down 4% from a month ago. arkansas governor mike huckabee is the favorite with 19% support. massachusetts governor mitt romney is third with 15%. this morning, there's friction and frustration in sacramento over the state budget. the governor and republicans are at odds over spending cuts and taxes. issues that have ordinary californians stuck in the middle. abc 7's capital correspondent nanette miranda has the lat
exports to japan rising. in 2010, we exported 3.4 billion worth of goods to japan, mainly meat, fruits and vegetables. >> we buy much more from them than they buy -- buy from us. so i don't think you'd see much of a dent in terms of u.s. exports. >> toyota now says it will resume production of the prius and other hybrids. honda says it cannot assemble cars because of a lack of auto parts. a new gallup poll of likely republican primary voters shows sarah palin's support is fading....
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bmw has some 800 employees in japan. the company says the 40 germans and their families have returned safely home to germany. bmw plans to assist the japanese employees to move to the relative safety of the southwest of the country. >> of the unfolding disaster in japan said the global stocks tumbling on tuesday with european stocks closing at three and half month lows. the tokyo stock exchange took the worst beating, ending 10.5% down with all of its listed stocks settling in negative territory. it was one of the worst performances for the nikkei on record. tokyo electric power lost 24% on tuesday. the maximum allowable in one session. all 30 stocks on germany's blue- chip dax fell as well, pressured by the growing nuclear crisis in japan. >> the market has been stepped between a crash and a major stop -- major sell-off this tuesday. major concerns about a probable nuclear disaster in japan, it went up -- what down up to 5.5%. share prices recovered slightly but ended up in negative territory by 3%. shares of lufthansa
bmw has some 800 employees in japan. the company says the 40 germans and their families have returned safely home to germany. bmw plans to assist the japanese employees to move to the relative safety of the southwest of the country. >> of the unfolding disaster in japan said the global stocks tumbling on tuesday with european stocks closing at three and half month lows. the tokyo stock exchange took the worst beating, ending 10.5% down with all of its listed stocks settling in negative...
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a critical nuclear situation in japan it goes from bad to worse the sudden spike in radiation levels mean the drop from the stricken cooper she wrote. while the japanese government insists there's no immediate danger of a questionable track record of telling the truth about passing nuclear problems means that not everyone. is here in our city government forces in libya taking ever more ground from almost world powers are against imposing a no fly zone of a country and still poised to discuss. conditions was the world's left with questions over the future of nuclear power he spoke to nuclear physicist walt patterson who shared his thoughts on what we can learn from what's been happening in asia possession and it's coming your way next. today i'm talking to robert patterson he's an associate fellow at chatham house and also the or fellow of a book on the power industry called keeping the lights on well thank you very much for talking now the situation in japan is we've seen several explosions at fukushima nuclear power plant what do you think the chances are that we may see more and th
a critical nuclear situation in japan it goes from bad to worse the sudden spike in radiation levels mean the drop from the stricken cooper she wrote. while the japanese government insists there's no immediate danger of a questionable track record of telling the truth about passing nuclear problems means that not everyone. is here in our city government forces in libya taking ever more ground from almost world powers are against imposing a no fly zone of a country and still poised to discuss....
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. -- broken in japan. there was another large aftershock earthquake in the north. now it is time to assess the damage that this earthquake can inflict. >> and japan authorities have declared a nuclear emergency and evacuated people in a 10-mile radius from the fukushima number one plant, about 250 kilometers north of greater tokyo. that is a point of view backed up by this professor. >> there has been exhaust being let out, but as i said earlier, the racket -- reactor itself is not leaking. it's containment vessel or the building after containing the containment vessel may have suffered some damage and that is raising the radioactivity levels outside of their containment vessel. so people within a 10-kilometer radius will be evacuated. >> do you have any advice to them? >> well, the levels being monitored right now will not have adverse effect on the human body. therefore i ask people to remain calm as they evacuate. >> professor sakamoto on nhk there. rogue and buerk has experienced this earthquake as wel
. -- broken in japan. there was another large aftershock earthquake in the north. now it is time to assess the damage that this earthquake can inflict. >> and japan authorities have declared a nuclear emergency and evacuated people in a 10-mile radius from the fukushima number one plant, about 250 kilometers north of greater tokyo. that is a point of view backed up by this professor. >> there has been exhaust being let out, but as i said earlier, the racket -- reactor itself is not...
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. >>> tonight, japan's government is saying it was unprepared for this terrible disaster. how the country is now dealing with the earthquake tsunami and a nuclear threat. >>> donations have been coming in for a week now, but if you sent money via text, expect a delay. why some cash won't arrive for at least three months. >>> inside the madness like never before. how google can bring you to the biggest event in college basketball. >>> good evening. rain, wind, hail, lightning, even a tornado touching down earlier tonight and a fastier storm is on the way -- nasty ear storm is on the way. >> we officially did have a tornado touch down in the santa rosa area. also, we did have thunder, lightning, hail and now presented moderate downpours. all this in the northeastern direction where we've had some hail tonight as well. this is up towards the delta, but meanwhile, downstream, activity noticed from san francisco around the airport where we do have airport delays swinging around to redwood city, but a nastier storm is headed this way. >> we will see you then, thanks. >>> there w
. >>> tonight, japan's government is saying it was unprepared for this terrible disaster. how the country is now dealing with the earthquake tsunami and a nuclear threat. >>> donations have been coming in for a week now, but if you sent money via text, expect a delay. why some cash won't arrive for at least three months. >>> inside the madness like never before. how google can bring you to the biggest event in college basketball. >>> good evening. rain, wind,...
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japan resumes efforts to stabilize the government reacts is. what was suspended unexplained swing conditions. struggles to regain control over the nuclear plant out of recent quake experts from around the world are debating the future of atomic energy policy talk to one of russia's leading scientists in the industry about the challenges that lie ahead. path nuclear disaster continue sending shock waves through all of the glow it is that of the patient that we are now joined by one of russia's leading nuclear experts it us off strong thank you very much for your time sir now many experts have already compared the focus. of the chernobyl past how proper of these comparison is in your going out. in my opinion the entire atomic energy community believes there will not be a global catastrophe global background radiation will certainly increase today's rise is related to our yield of relatively short lived isotopes like i said. and noble gases which will decay relatively quickly now the key issue is whether they manage to contain fission material in
japan resumes efforts to stabilize the government reacts is. what was suspended unexplained swing conditions. struggles to regain control over the nuclear plant out of recent quake experts from around the world are debating the future of atomic energy policy talk to one of russia's leading scientists in the industry about the challenges that lie ahead. path nuclear disaster continue sending shock waves through all of the glow it is that of the patient that we are now joined by one of russia's...
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bbc news, but japan. >> the emergency in japan has aroused concern about nuclear safety standards around world. switzerland has suspended plans to build new power stations until it has carried out a thorough safety review. and in germany, chancellor angela merkel says that safety standards will be reviewed. he says it is the only way for china to hold on to the achievements made during the last 30 years. he will not -- he ruled out comparisons between china and the arab world. an area loyal to laurent gbagbo -- who has been refusing to step down -- tension has risen since the african union confirmed his rival as president last week. the united states has urged haiti's former president to delight -- to delay his return home until after the runoff election later this week. a spokesman said it was up to port-au-prince to decide whether to let its former leader returned. the french company renault has apologized to three businessmen who were accused of corporate espionage. troops from arab gulf states, including hundreds from saudi arabia, moved into bahrain to help the government contain pr
bbc news, but japan. >> the emergency in japan has aroused concern about nuclear safety standards around world. switzerland has suspended plans to build new power stations until it has carried out a thorough safety review. and in germany, chancellor angela merkel says that safety standards will be reviewed. he says it is the only way for china to hold on to the achievements made during the last 30 years. he will not -- he ruled out comparisons between china and the arab world. an area...
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live from the russian capital top stories now on the saudi crisis of the focus on the power plant in japan dozens of reports said partial nuclear meltdown is under way while the country struggles to tackle the damage caused by the earthquake the death toll has risen to over four thousand as for the survivors and below zero temperatures a compounding the nightmare for over half a million people left displaced. as radiation levels continue to rise japanese authorities claim there's no imminent threat to people's health of the country track record of covering up past nuclear problems makes many people version of events. and in libya pro-government forces a retaking more land from the rebels meanwhile the u.n. is set to discuss imposing a no fly zone over the country a measure opposed by most states and that's the situation in japan that serious the world's left with big questions about the future of nuclear power not nuclear physicist patterson and shares his thoughts on what we can learn from the ongoing events in japan that interview is next. today i'm talking to walt patterson who's an ass
live from the russian capital top stories now on the saudi crisis of the focus on the power plant in japan dozens of reports said partial nuclear meltdown is under way while the country struggles to tackle the damage caused by the earthquake the death toll has risen to over four thousand as for the survivors and below zero temperatures a compounding the nightmare for over half a million people left displaced. as radiation levels continue to rise japanese authorities claim there's no imminent...
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this is japan then and japan today. a child then and a child today. as this generation of japanese say, there is a different kind of strength you learn after you survive something terrible. and, of course, so many americans coming in to help with the rescue tonight. that's "world news" from japan. don't forget, we're always online at abcnews.com. and "nightline" will be here later tonight. we hope you have a really good evening. and we'll see all of you back in america. >> today is the due date for pge. the outty turns over records on the pipeline, leaving many questions unanswered. >> and vacation payouts may go away for some county workners the bay area. but will saving money now cost for later. >> and as the nuclear crisis escalates, is the growing fear about radiation warranted? s we have more. heather. >> this is all about making sure more than 1800 miles of transition lines are operating a more than 1800 miles of pge said they located test records for 91% of its transition lines installed in densely populated areas after july, 1961. but it found
this is japan then and japan today. a child then and a child today. as this generation of japanese say, there is a different kind of strength you learn after you survive something terrible. and, of course, so many americans coming in to help with the rescue tonight. that's "world news" from japan. don't forget, we're always online at abcnews.com. and "nightline" will be here later tonight. we hope you have a really good evening. and we'll see all of you back in america....
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much more from japan, of course. plus, gatherings in benghazi calling for an end to infighting and political unity. first though, the government in egypt has dissolved its secret police who were blamed for decades of human rights abuses. abolishing the force known as the state security investigation service was one of the major demands of the protest movement that forced president hosni mubarak to give up power last month, along with most of his key advisers. our correspondent is in cairo. what they work attack 10 days ago by protesters -- >> they were attacked 10 days ago by protesters about where they were destroying documents. people manage to get inside and retrieved thousands of documents that are being put up on websites and social network sites. people have discovered how intensely they were surveyed. there are documents referring to torture and methods of concealing it as well. getting rid of that state security intelligence service was seen as a vital step forward. it has not gotten rid of it all together. a
much more from japan, of course. plus, gatherings in benghazi calling for an end to infighting and political unity. first though, the government in egypt has dissolved its secret police who were blamed for decades of human rights abuses. abolishing the force known as the state security investigation service was one of the major demands of the protest movement that forced president hosni mubarak to give up power last month, along with most of his key advisers. our correspondent is in cairo. what...
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. >>> there's another issue popping up in japan. their nuclear experts are struggling with how to dispose of all the radio active water they're using. highly toxic plutonium is the latest contaminant found. officials say the amounts are not a risk to humans, but it -- leaking from the damaged rods. one cabinet minister calls the situation quote, very grave. >>> now to a story you'll only see here on nbc bay area news. more than three decades ago, a bay area nuclear scientist was so alarmed by the design of a nuclear reactor, he quit in public protest. he was convinced the mark one reactor, the same used in japan, had design flaws that could lead to a devastating accident and put lives at risk. mary ann favro has more. >> he was asked to assess how well the reactor would hold up in a major disaster such as a quake. he says his testing revealed the reactors might fail. >> i resigned from ge on february 2, 1976. >> 35 years ago, he wrote this resignation letter to his employer, the ge department in san jose. he quit because he was conc
. >>> there's another issue popping up in japan. their nuclear experts are struggling with how to dispose of all the radio active water they're using. highly toxic plutonium is the latest contaminant found. officials say the amounts are not a risk to humans, but it -- leaking from the damaged rods. one cabinet minister calls the situation quote, very grave. >>> now to a story you'll only see here on nbc bay area news. more than three decades ago, a bay area nuclear scientist...
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reports to know what the people of japan are experiencing now. it was a strange sense of vertigo ceilings were caving in the first thing i did a rush to my daughters i grabbed the older one while my wife took our newborn rushed into the street thank god we're live on the first floor. you re too was lucky to back here quickly but dozens of their friends were buried alive thanks. to the incentive to go several locals were in a car with us we arrived and there was nothing attorneys no longer women start hauling in their fists and can say a word or used to be streets with houses have been turned into just awful if you will then have to go risk earthquake was russia's most destructive in a hundred years over two thousand people die at the town was never a built but the sea snake station was real it was shut down shortly after the collapse of the soviet union and yuri was left without charge but the earthquake changed all that not only was the station reinstated dozens of new ones had been built these time small school calls you read several times a da
reports to know what the people of japan are experiencing now. it was a strange sense of vertigo ceilings were caving in the first thing i did a rush to my daughters i grabbed the older one while my wife took our newborn rushed into the street thank god we're live on the first floor. you re too was lucky to back here quickly but dozens of their friends were buried alive thanks. to the incentive to go several locals were in a car with us we arrived and there was nothing attorneys no longer women...
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well russia has stepped into the breach with energy aid for japan japan used to draw thirty percent of all of its energy from nuclear power stations and that of course is being suffered terrible. to the situation in fukushima and of course the situation and other power plants around the country following the earthquake and tsunami russia has pledged one hundred fifty thousand tons of liquid gas to japan as well as stepping up. its trade of coal to the country there's also the possibility of providing electricity directly to japan through an underwater cable which links the two countries prime minister vladimir putin has said that russia will do everything in its power to help its neighbor to the east. this is a great tragedy for japan so i would like our corresponding ministries and before it is to work out plans for how to help our eastern neighbors we need to do everything to increase supplies of field such a plan because of a slump in energy generation. second we need to continue monitoring the situation in the russian far east as closely as possible you know just talk to the local
well russia has stepped into the breach with energy aid for japan japan used to draw thirty percent of all of its energy from nuclear power stations and that of course is being suffered terrible. to the situation in fukushima and of course the situation and other power plants around the country following the earthquake and tsunami russia has pledged one hundred fifty thousand tons of liquid gas to japan as well as stepping up. its trade of coal to the country there's also the possibility of...
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when you know how is russia helping japan what i would providing. the package of what we offer our japanese counterparts can be larger than it stands at present as you know russia is the largest international rescue team currently deployed there that's one hundred sixty five people we dispatched in my twenty six helicopter it's there and it's ready to be used for aid delivery including drinking water and for transporting people that's a heavy helicopter capable of carrying up to twenty tons of cargo we are working on a request from our japanese partners for a patch of warm blankets bed linen and all other essentials for accommodating people in shelters on top of that we offered medical help we have two hospitals which can be rolled out within three hours these hospitals have already operated in turkey afghanistan kosovo they've worked all over the world these are highly qualified specialists with extensive experience we also offered our drinking water filtering units i mean i'm not telling you what kind of help we have offered further we offered ser
when you know how is russia helping japan what i would providing. the package of what we offer our japanese counterparts can be larger than it stands at present as you know russia is the largest international rescue team currently deployed there that's one hundred sixty five people we dispatched in my twenty six helicopter it's there and it's ready to be used for aid delivery including drinking water and for transporting people that's a heavy helicopter capable of carrying up to twenty tons of...
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japan resumes efforts to stabilize the damage reactors at the fukushima nuclear power plants the work was suspended for the unexplained smooth conditions. as japan struggles to regain control over the fukushima nuclear plant hit by the recent earthquake experts from around the world all the greats in the future with atomic energy welty talked to one of russia's leading scientists in the industry about the challenges it's now faces. japan's nuclear disaster continues sending shock waves throughout the globe the cations right now joined by one of fascist leading nuclear experts strong back thank you very much for your time sir now many experts have already kind of pared the focus to the chernobyl plateau how the progress of these comparisons is in your view. in my opinion the entire atomic energy community believes there will not be a global catastrophe global background radiation will certainly increase today's rise is related to a yield of relatively short lived isotopes like bison. and noble gases which will decay relatively quickly now the key issue is whether they managed to contai
japan resumes efforts to stabilize the damage reactors at the fukushima nuclear power plants the work was suspended for the unexplained smooth conditions. as japan struggles to regain control over the fukushima nuclear plant hit by the recent earthquake experts from around the world all the greats in the future with atomic energy welty talked to one of russia's leading scientists in the industry about the challenges it's now faces. japan's nuclear disaster continues sending shock waves...
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russian capital this is r t with you twenty four hours a day the crisis the focus of power plants in japan worsens as reports say a partial nuclear meltdown is under way while the country struggles to tackle the damage caused by the earthquake official death toll has risen to over four thousand as for the survivors and below zero temperatures a compounding big nightmare for overhaul a million people left displaced. as radiation levels continue to rise japanese authorities claim this no imminent threat to people's health that's a country's track record of covering up past nuclear problems makes many to be official version of events. in libya pro-government forces. retaking more land from the rebels while the u.n. is set to discuss imposing a no fly zone and become for a measure opposed by most states. about another update for less than fifteen minutes now but meantime the situation in japan deteriorates the was left with big questions about the future of nuclear power and often spoke to nuclear physicist pattison and shared his thoughts on what we can learn from the ongoing events in japan
russian capital this is r t with you twenty four hours a day the crisis the focus of power plants in japan worsens as reports say a partial nuclear meltdown is under way while the country struggles to tackle the damage caused by the earthquake official death toll has risen to over four thousand as for the survivors and below zero temperatures a compounding big nightmare for overhaul a million people left displaced. as radiation levels continue to rise japanese authorities claim this no imminent...
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. -- japan? the idea that we would have a plan of the same design, which, in 20 years, will be 60 years old, i think it is a frightening thought to many people in vermont. >> senator, as i indicated previously, the agency intends to go forward with a systematic and methodical look at all of the plants to see -- primarily based on the incident in japan -- to see if there are any modifications or changes we need to make to our regulations. that would apply to vermont yankee as well as to any other plant. we will not wait until extended time of operation. we will do it right now based on existing operation of the facility. the license extension that we should is an opportunity for that plant to operate additionally beyond the years of its initial license. but if we do find information that tells us the informatiothio be changed, we will make those changes. >> i can tell you that the people of vermont, before the terrible accidents and earthquake in japan, were very concerned about the safety of the
. -- japan? the idea that we would have a plan of the same design, which, in 20 years, will be 60 years old, i think it is a frightening thought to many people in vermont. >> senator, as i indicated previously, the agency intends to go forward with a systematic and methodical look at all of the plants to see -- primarily based on the incident in japan -- to see if there are any modifications or changes we need to make to our regulations. that would apply to vermont yankee as well as to...
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far has the hills for the search of life in japan. >>reporter: canisters and they are facing live lives decreases influence to and if the heart rate pheromone a fool. three elderly people who live from his car. the list that hundreds family fishing full of love 150 >>-my-and will fly his finale i hope he is to show for someone, i am struggling to locate head. >>reporter: agenda nuclear power plant if it are also worrying less thathree residents. authors say a partial the family tens of dozens of residents, officials say in danger of radiation remains low. the scope for the damage from his fifth win on if not clear, if indeed if he the most if the history of losses: $100 billion in half if the u.s. to his five video full enough support from the ground beloaround half filled world. >>vicki: video and you see here for a half the farmers continue the crackle and further. it's tough market dropped monday morning. if the central bank to have it in more than $185 million to fill a bulgarian a virchow financial institutions will continue alon
far has the hills for the search of life in japan. >>reporter: canisters and they are facing live lives decreases influence to and if the heart rate pheromone a fool. three elderly people who live from his car. the list that hundreds family fishing full of love 150 >>-my-and will fly his finale i hope he is to show for someone, i am struggling to locate head. >>reporter: agenda nuclear power plant if it are also worrying less thathree residents. authors say a partial the...
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>>> and more dramatic video of a coastal city in japan being wiped away and new questions tonight being raised about how the country is coping with its nuclear crisis. >>> and a huge hunk of rock in san francisco bay. it could be yours at a bargain price. >>> good evening. i'm dana king. >>> there was stunning and at times very graphic testimony in the barry bonds' murder case today. his mistress described bonds as increasingly angry and at times impotent due to steroids. why her motives are being called into question. >> reporter: she was called for one explosive reason. >> she's going to provide the jury with her statement talking about mr. bounds' admission about using steroids -- mr. bonds' admission. >> she had left with him -- she had slept with bonds since 1994. he had trouble maintaining and he recollection. . he said steroids caused the injury because tendons grew to fast. >> choking back the tears, she testified his timber was growing along with his shoe and capsize. one argument led him to threaten to cut off my head and leave me in a ditch. before his record setting home run
>>> and more dramatic video of a coastal city in japan being wiped away and new questions tonight being raised about how the country is coping with its nuclear crisis. >>> and a huge hunk of rock in san francisco bay. it could be yours at a bargain price. >>> good evening. i'm dana king. >>> there was stunning and at times very graphic testimony in the barry bonds' murder case today. his mistress described bonds as increasingly angry and at times impotent due...
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in japan at this moment. workers at the stricken fukushima nuclear plant are scrambling to prevent a meltdown. operators say a partial meltdown probably occurred in at least one reactor. fears are growing that the radioactive molten mass could penetrate the steel hull and potentially lead into the environment. the japanese emperor said he was deeply worried by the crisis in japan during a rare address to the nation. hundreds of thousands of people are still facing food and water shortages, and now snow and ice are hampering rescue efforts. >> stay tuned. after a short break, i will have more international news for you. >> welcome back. the son of gaddafi says government forces have all but retaken the main rebel base of benghazi. he said military operations were over and that the city would fall within 48 hours. forces loyal to gaddafi have retaken a string of coastal towns in the last 11 days, reversing gains made by the rebel army. >> with his forces advancing across the country, libyan leader gaddafi celeb
in japan at this moment. workers at the stricken fukushima nuclear plant are scrambling to prevent a meltdown. operators say a partial meltdown probably occurred in at least one reactor. fears are growing that the radioactive molten mass could penetrate the steel hull and potentially lead into the environment. the japanese emperor said he was deeply worried by the crisis in japan during a rare address to the nation. hundreds of thousands of people are still facing food and water shortages, and...
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has caved in injuring or have missed those people within twenty kilometers of being about two aces if japan's. quake around the resulting tsunami whole villages have been swept away over seven hundred people are dead but the rescue continues that number is expected to rise it's. possible radiation leak from the fukushima nuclear plant remains the biggest concern either bennett isn't taking. the government spokesman at the fukushima one power plant has in the last hour or two come out and said that the nuclear reactor there is not damage that was the main fear and in fact the radiation levels there are decreasing since the explosion happened there earlier today the main fear earlier was that the reactor itself had exploded in that explosion that was damaged and if that was the case then radiation would be leaking and then we would have had nuclear meltdown on our hands and that was actually a major concern until now because radioactive elements cesium and iodine both radioactive fuels that were in the reactor they were remnants of those and found outside so the fear was that well the cooling s
has caved in injuring or have missed those people within twenty kilometers of being about two aces if japan's. quake around the resulting tsunami whole villages have been swept away over seven hundred people are dead but the rescue continues that number is expected to rise it's. possible radiation leak from the fukushima nuclear plant remains the biggest concern either bennett isn't taking. the government spokesman at the fukushima one power plant has in the last hour or two come out and said...
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you can narrow down fears drive up to two more explosions at the fukushima power plant in japan wall radiation has been released and has reached four hundred times the annual legal limit with reports of the container protecting one of the reactors being challenged if all is lost to other reacts is that because big since friday's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami. if you recall saw the devastation in japan is being felt with always under hostiles and people confirmed dead following friday's mega quake and tsunami rescue teams from countries including russia are helping with the search for an estimated fifteen thousand still missing. and in other news this hour with gadhafi forces singing you regaining ground in the east of libya concerns grow over the next in the news a condemned by the global community takes over the country by saying that. he is from russia and around the world this is all see was need you to chicago but thanks for joining us to our top story now japan's prime minister has addressed the nation as fears intensify about a possible nuclear meltdown at a pall plant st
you can narrow down fears drive up to two more explosions at the fukushima power plant in japan wall radiation has been released and has reached four hundred times the annual legal limit with reports of the container protecting one of the reactors being challenged if all is lost to other reacts is that because big since friday's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami. if you recall saw the devastation in japan is being felt with always under hostiles and people confirmed dead following friday's...
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a setback in japan as officials expect a breach at reactor three. the eu decides on a voluntary safety tactics on all nuclear reactors. >> in syria the government continues with a violent crackdown on opposition protests. people took to the streets of several cities where there are reports at least three were killed by pro-government demonstrators. in the main center of the protests, thousands attended funeral marches for those killed earlier in the week. >> thousands of demonstrators took to the streets after friday prayers. a scene repeated in several syrian cities. this video shows a rally in the capital of damascus, evidence that unrest is spreading. the syrian president pledged political reforms on friday but the protesters dismissed the measures as inadequate. hours later reports said police fired on protesters in the village killing at least 17 people. the aftermath is shown in this video released -- released through facebook. amateur videos posted online provide the only documentation of such events. despite escalating tensions, the reforms
a setback in japan as officials expect a breach at reactor three. the eu decides on a voluntary safety tactics on all nuclear reactors. >> in syria the government continues with a violent crackdown on opposition protests. people took to the streets of several cities where there are reports at least three were killed by pro-government demonstrators. in the main center of the protests, thousands attended funeral marches for those killed earlier in the week. >> thousands of...
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fears of a nuclear meltdown escalates would have threats of a second explosion at japan's fukushima atomic power plant and an emergency declared at another facility in the north east is believed to more than ten thousand people that have been killed in the devastating earthquake and resulting tsunami. also live in state t.v. reports colonel gadhafi gains momentum winning back more territory for the international calls grabbing him to surrender power. get up his minivan saw eastern libya is threatening that very soon the tunnel in gaza will score you join me in a few moments for more. also in other news this week pushing the reset button also to washington boost ties and pledge to advance trade or do x.-rays president not russia's leaders and opposition not. alone welcome to the program this is our seas weekly review and out top stories the situation at the fukushima nuclear plant remains gray with fears that a second blast could occur at the facility run by friday's earthquake and tsunami and battling to prevent a nuclear meltdown after an explosion at a reactor with twenty two people alre
fears of a nuclear meltdown escalates would have threats of a second explosion at japan's fukushima atomic power plant and an emergency declared at another facility in the north east is believed to more than ten thousand people that have been killed in the devastating earthquake and resulting tsunami. also live in state t.v. reports colonel gadhafi gains momentum winning back more territory for the international calls grabbing him to surrender power. get up his minivan saw eastern libya is...
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is it a new war. >> plus japan slips closer to war. >> plus japan slips closer to nuclear catastrophe go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters. >> closed captioning brought to skiz. >> more fall out from the investigation into the contra costa county drug task force. district attorney office says it will dismiss about a dozen cases involving arrest made by norman welsh the former head of the task force. both with shall and private investigators christopher butler charged with selling drugs they stole from a county evidence room and from drug task force seizures. public defender says the district attorney office should be removed from the case because of a conflict of interest. >> oakland police are still searching for the driver of stolen car who broadside a vehicle and injured a mother and her 4 daughters. all of the girls were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. this happened late t
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that is what bloggers did in japan after the earthquake. we now have two of them responding online to the crisis. >> after the quake, we had no information. there were no reports about does on television. in the city bar i live, it is just 50 kilometers from -- where i li, it isust kilometers from the power plant. i started a blog. people close to save the questions about fukushima. parents and children used the blog to search for and find each other. the blog is full of names and messages, even today. >> people's sadness, anger and fear run sunday. they simultaneously experienced earthquake, a tsunami and nuclear contamination. food has become scarce. pele have lost their hope for the future. people in the disaster zones could be helped if petrol supply could finally be delivered to the provinces. >> after the earthquake, my immediate thought was that the reactors in fukushima could not be cooled anymore. there was no information from the government. the nuclear power plant has been in fukushima since i was born. i never paid much attentio
that is what bloggers did in japan after the earthquake. we now have two of them responding online to the crisis. >> after the quake, we had no information. there were no reports about does on television. in the city bar i live, it is just 50 kilometers from -- where i li, it isust kilometers from the power plant. i started a blog. people close to save the questions about fukushima. parents and children used the blog to search for and find each other. the blog is full of names and...
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and this is why i countries go this route inexpressibly island country like japan . so limited resources for energy they've done this i mean we have to remember the obvious truth this is a country that was the first victim of that of atomic weapons i mean they know it's power ok my point is is that they would have already gone down all these green routes would have been if they had clearly thought it was beneficial on a massive scale. they have actually for years been sort of have government programs to subsidize the construction of solar and wind energy and the problem is it has not made a huge contribution the utilities of course are huge companies in japan and they prefer to focus on the large plants nuclear power was seen as a way as in france of gaining a fair amount of independence although you have to remember you know back in the seventy's we had a shut off of uranium supplies from australia and canada after the nuclear nuclear test in the explosive test in india for example so the problem is nothing's really provides you with complete independence you always
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well moscow is sending aid and rescuers to japan to help with the. quake and tsunami as well as to prepare for potential for a long russian's foreign minister visited the japanese embassy here to express his condolences not his company knows a lot of it joins us live now from the capital with more see cavalryman how exactly is russia and. all the russian foreign minister as you said visited the japanese embassy today signing the condolences also offering assistance to the japanese people of course russia has already sent a number of its emergency ministry personnel to egypt and of we know that a plane left here from moscow carrying specialists on board who are helping to search for survivors that may still be very alive under the rubble that of course again following the earthquake many buildings were destroyed with hundreds of people feared to be trapped under the rubble we know that another helicopter left from the russian far east also making its way towards japan the russian foreign minister of course expressing his condolences and expressions ru
well moscow is sending aid and rescuers to japan to help with the. quake and tsunami as well as to prepare for potential for a long russian's foreign minister visited the japanese embassy here to express his condolences not his company knows a lot of it joins us live now from the capital with more see cavalryman how exactly is russia and. all the russian foreign minister as you said visited the japanese embassy today signing the condolences also offering assistance to the japanese people of...
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despite the situation in japan sending a shock wave, " japan is expected to cope well in the coming months. german gdp is said to have grown 0.9% in the first quarter, twice as fast as the previous quarter. it was helped by the construction sector and growing demand for machinery and other industrial goods, and looking ahead, it is in the midterm outlook remains strong. on the wednesday's market action, a rally in frankfurt as traders shrugged off the news in north africa. we have this report from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> prices rose, and in some places, they soared. there were the dangers emanating from the catastrophe in japan and from the fight in libya. instead, they concentrated on what they see is for the profit rise is coming from companies in the next few months. a solar company is one of the stars. it is a medium-sized company coming from the ranks of the renewable energy technology companies, and it has more than doubled its profit in the last year and is looking for further growth in the next year. it makes the so-called solar converters. the power cannot be used by cons
despite the situation in japan sending a shock wave, " japan is expected to cope well in the coming months. german gdp is said to have grown 0.9% in the first quarter, twice as fast as the previous quarter. it was helped by the construction sector and growing demand for machinery and other industrial goods, and looking ahead, it is in the midterm outlook remains strong. on the wednesday's market action, a rally in frankfurt as traders shrugged off the news in north africa. we have this...
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last conditions were acid in japan with big questions about the future of nuclear power we spoke to nuclear physicist wolf than who shared his thoughts on what we can learn from what and how coming in asia. today i'm talking to walt patterson who is an associate fellow at chatham house or fellow of a book on the power industry called keeping the lights on our paths and thank you very much for talking to our tape now the situation in japan is recent several explosions at fukushima nuclear power plant what do you think the chances are that we may see more and the situation carrying on sure that the people working on the site hope that they've got it under control but they seem to be releasing an awful lot of hydrogen from at least three reactors and now from a fuel point as well and hydrogen is an explosive gas if it's confined mixed with air that produces it can produce very dramatic explosions as we've seen so that's clearly a major concern for them but i think the explosion problem is almost the least of their problems at the moment because what it has done to the reactors we don't know we
last conditions were acid in japan with big questions about the future of nuclear power we spoke to nuclear physicist wolf than who shared his thoughts on what we can learn from what and how coming in asia. today i'm talking to walt patterson who is an associate fellow at chatham house or fellow of a book on the power industry called keeping the lights on our paths and thank you very much for talking to our tape now the situation in japan is recent several explosions at fukushima nuclear power...
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gwen: how japan's calamity could affect us all. covering the week, tom gjelten of npr, coral davenport of "national journal" and david wessel of "the wall street journal." >> award-winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week." produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875, we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. when their needs changed, we were there to meet them. through the years from insurance to investment management to real estate to retirement solutions, we've delved new ideas for the financial challenges ahead. this rock has never stood still and that's one thing that will never change. prudential. >> corporate funding is also provided by boeing. norfolk southern. additional funding is provided by the annenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to pbs stations from viewers like you.
gwen: how japan's calamity could affect us all. covering the week, tom gjelten of npr, coral davenport of "national journal" and david wessel of "the wall street journal." >> award-winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week." produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this rock has never...
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in light of recent events in japan. the labor leader asks the prime minister for an update in libya and whether arab leaders are still in support of coalition operations there. . . >> will [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> we will look at this in terms of foreign policy and military equipment as well. i would say that the strategic security review, the whole pred indication of -- predication of it was that we should be able to go anywhere in the world with special focus on things like transport. if there are further lessons to learn, we should learn them. >> as we look at japan and watch their horror unfold it is not just earthquakes and tsunami that can threaten a nuclear reactor. does the prime minister agree that what happened here will have consequences for the nuclear power in the u.k.? >> we want to join the gentle lady in sending our condolences to japan. we must learn everything we can learn, and that's why we are looking at this issue. the stations we have in britain are a different ty
in light of recent events in japan. the labor leader asks the prime minister for an update in libya and whether arab leaders are still in support of coalition operations there. . . >> will [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> we will look at this in terms of foreign policy and military equipment as well. i would say that the strategic security review, the whole pred indication of -- predication of it was that we should be able to go anywhere in the world with...
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in a worst case scenario how bad the situation could be in japan. for the only thing i can say is that no active zones or active fuel discharges into the atmosphere have taken place thank god that's why the scale of the disaster in japan is different yes it's true that the radiological situation around the station is periodic li getting worse and radiation levels are increasing dependent on events there i mean minor explosions that destroyed radioactive gases but the most important thing is that there are no discharges of nuclear fuel which contain the entire periodic table of chemical elements that is why the events that are unfolding in japan will be less global than the chernobyl nuclear power plant accident exceeded ninety times the yield of the bomb that was dropped on hiroshima first i don't think the discharges are going to be as massive as at chernobyl second the atomic energy industry will suffer certain losses because of the reactors hit by explosions and they're going to be lost five six or even seven nuclear reactors out of fifty five op
in a worst case scenario how bad the situation could be in japan. for the only thing i can say is that no active zones or active fuel discharges into the atmosphere have taken place thank god that's why the scale of the disaster in japan is different yes it's true that the radiological situation around the station is periodic li getting worse and radiation levels are increasing dependent on events there i mean minor explosions that destroyed radioactive gases but the most important thing is...